Jussi P. Laine

Border anxiety and resilience: Finland’s strategic shift in a new geopolitical era Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has profoundly altered Finland’s security environment and prompted a historic shift in its strategic orientation. Long defined by military non-alignment and ...

Pleased to share my piece: “Border anxiety and resilience: Finland’s strategic shift in a new geopolitical era”

🔗 Read here: doi.org/10.1080/2573...

Finland’s transformation reflects both responses to external threats and deeper renegotiations of national identity.
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Kyllä, juuri näin. Saamani tiedon perusteella tämä on se todennäköisin syy

Geopolitics and Memorialisation of Borders Geopolitics pervades memorialisation of borders worldwide. Border heritage sites commonly form powerful geopolitical bordering by creating myths of division and difference to serve the nation-state...

Border heritage isn’t neutral — it’s political. Memorials and heritage sites often reinforce national myths and divisions, but they can also become spaces of resistance, encounter, and hope. #BorderHeritage #Geopolitics #borders @absborders.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Two Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) positions in border studies (Karelia, Karelianness, and Finnish-Russian border and border area) The Karelian Institute at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies invites applications for two Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) positions on the Joensuu Campus. The positions will begin o

Two Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) positions in border studies.

The Karelian Institute at UEF invites applications for two Doctoral Researcher positions. To begin on 1 August 2025. Read more below and submit your application no later than 11 May 2025.

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Suomalainen päätti ikuistaa maailman rajuimmat raja-aidat valokuviin – joutui heti vaikeuksiin Harri Pälviranta kävi kuvaamassa pakolaisten ei-toivottua maahanmuuttoa varten rakennettuja aitoja kolmessatoista maassa.

Worth checking out if in #Lappeenranta Muurituristi (Wall tourist) exhibition by Harri Pälviranta! #Walls have become an image of security, yet the more we build them, the less safe we feel 🤷🏻‍♂️ @absborders.bsky.social @lprmuseot.bsky.social Strong visuals - brings back memories… yle.fi/a/74-20154294

Borders Borders are specific sites, but they are not static, being constantly enacted and reproduced. They often have a physical presence, but their significance stretc

📢📢📢Exciting news!

James W Scott and I have assumed a new role as Section Editors for the Oxford Intersection on #BORDERS. Our section focuses on Theory and Practice. If interested in contributing to this new interdisciplinary resource, please get in touch: academic.oup.com/intersection...